Famous Quotes & Sayings

Isabella Bird

Cock-fighting, which has attained to the dignity of a literature of its own, is the popular Malay sport; but the grand sport is a tiger and buffalo fight, reserved for rare occasions, however, on account of its expense. Cock-fighting is a source of gigantic gambling and desperate feuds.

Zac Goldsmith

If we want to preserve Heathrow's hub status, we need to stop clogging it up with point-to-point flights to places such as Cyprus and Greece, which between them account for 87 weekly flights, and contribute nothing to overall connectivity.

William Henry Ashley

It appears from Mr. Smith's account that there is no scarcity of buffalo as he penetrated the country.

Virginia Postrel

In post-Vietnam, post-Watergate America, skeptical voters demand full disclosure of everything from candidates' finances to their medical records, and spin-savvy accounts of backstage machinations dominate political coverage.

Ellen Key

Morality in its noblest forms remains inexplicable unless one takes into account that power of growth in the human soul which has led generation after generation from lower religious and ethical standards to higher ones which often clash with worldly advantages.

Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

Chance happens to all, but to turn chance to account is the gift of few.

Douglas Elliott

The PBGC does not appear to have a corner yet in the real world. The positive results this year compared to last are a result of accounting decisions as to how much of the longer-term losses to reflect last year, this year and presumably next year. We still have an average loss of $7 billion to $8 billion a year for the last four years.

Douglas Elliott

The PBGC does not appear to have a corner yet in the real world, ... The positive results this year compared to last are a result of accounting decisions as to how much of the longer-term losses to reflect last year, this year and presumably next year. We still have an average loss of $7 billion to $8 billion a year for the last four years.

Chris Hansen

The Patriot Act does not require that nuns' bank accounts be frozen. The Patriot Act has a lot of problems, but that's not one of them.

Xun Zi

Thus, anybody who follows this nature and gives way its states will be led into quarrels and conflicts, and go against the conventions and rules of society, and will end up a criminal.

Gwen Moore

It is only with the passage of the Violence Against Women Act in 1994 that we have been able to put a dent in violence against women, and women have had a place to go.

John Vinocur

The American cemetery at Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer is a great lawn at the edge of the sea, white marble crosses and Stars of David against an open horizon. very American in the best sense: no phony piety, simple, easy.

Marshall Bloom

We have to understand what the virus' tricks are ...to treat or defend against it.

Joe Paterno

We have to understand that if you are going to be really good, you can't make some little mistakes. When (quarterback) Michael Robinson got sacked and fumbled the ball (last Saturday against South Florida) without knowing there was a backside guy coming, we had a terrible job done by someone.

David Boothe

We just didn't show up for last week's game against Joshua Springs. I told our kids that they (Excelsior) would come out and hit you hard because they have some good players, and you'll have to execute our game plan better than you did last week. The other teams are looking for that opportunity to beat us and have that second-place playoff spot, and we really need to step it up.

Mike Fratello

We just didn't rebound the ball for the whole series, but that's not even fair to say because we were terrible all year. It is what it is. We just don't rebound. Up against that team, the size they have and the way they go after the ball, the truth comes out.

Jim Shannon

We just didn't hit any shots tonight, we shot very poorly against their zone and we had no inside presence.

Gary Kendall

We just didn't go after it in extra innings but they did. To their credit, they've got a pretty good bullpen and they did a good job against our bats in extra innings.

Gabriela Isler

I have a very balanced posture about the political situation in my country.

Yotam Ottolenghi

I keep returning to the combination of artichoke, broad beans and lemon. The freshness of young beans and the lemon juice 'lifts' the artichoke and balances its hearty nature.

Warren Farrell

I define power as 'control over one's life.' A balanced life is far superior to the male definition of power: earning money someone else spends while he dies sooner.

Warren Farrell

Women and men look at their life, and women say, 'What do I need? Do I need more money, or do I need more time?' And women are intelligent enough to say, 'I need more time.' And so, women lead balanced lives; men should be learning from women.

David Roberts

The pickup in imports is in line with the sense we had that the slowdown in the U.S. economy is close to its bottom. To some extent, last month's trade balance seemed surprisingly narrow, and this number is more in line with our basic view of the economy. We continue to see a U.S. economy that is growing slowly, but definitely growing.

Isabella Velicogna

The overall balance of the Antarctic ice is dependent on regional changes in the interior and those in the coastal areas. The changes we are seeing are probably a good indicator of the changing climatic conditions there.

James Rhodes

The penalty for repeatedly failing to file is 10 per cent of your tax balance owing, plus two per cent of the balance owing for each month until the return is filed - or up to a maximum of 20 months.

Victoria Osteen

In our family health, it's about having a balanced life, about laughing and staying on a positive note.

Nick Cannon

I think I'm actually built for fatherhood. I love to have a good time and play, but at the same time I've got a really serious side to me, and I think that's the balance you have to have. Get on your kids' level, but at any point in time, let them know who the parent is.

Josh Lerner

The patent system is a trade-off. We get the 'good' of an invention in exchange for the 'bad' of a temporary monopoly on that invention.

Richard Leakey

A number of scientists with greatly different backgrounds can come up with completely different assessments. The discussions or controversies are endless. Once a year, we try to bring the most important discoverers together to exchange their experiences and knowledge.

Lior Horev

We are not sitting quietly. ... We are molding the region, security-wise, the way we think it needs to look, and the Palestinians have a lot to lose. First of all in exchange for an independent Palestinian state, they have to provide security.

Tang Xu

We have a very good start for the foreign exchange regime ... We also want liberalization of interest rates.

George Carlin

Little-known fact: When the stock exchange closes, the guy who comes out on the balcony with that big hammer slams it on the head of the person who lost the most money that day

Agnes Garvin

We're all in this together. So it provided an opportunity for us to exchange views.

Khaled Mashaal

We expect an exchange of opinions to take place and hope that nobody will put forward any conditions.

Rig Veda

Those who exchange ideas, views and knowledge can never be harmed by anyone.

Michel Alaby

One of the proposals is to link the sites. Another is to exchange information about investment, trade, tourism and business.

Gail Carriger

I do hold very strongly that tea is better in England. There's something in the milk. They must have special cows.

Connie Mack

Humanity is the keystone that holds nations and men together. When that collapses, the whole structure crumbles. This is as true of baseball teams as any other pursuit in life.

Amisha Patel

Cleaning is therapy for me. I'm not ashamed of holding the duster or broom.

David Pratt

Most of all, be honest with yourself and make sure those in political office, our so called public servants, are being honest, holding them accountable for their actions!

David Eagleman

Part of the scientific temperament is this tolerance for holding multiple hypotheses in mind at the same time.

Neil Strauss

There can be people who are feminist, and people who hold the completely opposite view but are still feminists. It seems to me from the outside that there's a lot of people busy fighting each other rather than working toward their goals. It's a shame.

Pete MacArthur

That was tough. There's no sense in trying to hold it back.

Lee May

We could hit. We had a problem with pitching. We had pitchers nobody else wanted. We would score a lot of runs, but we couldn't hold them.

Sandra Tsing Loh

There's an image that some of us have of Jackie Onassis, stepping out in the rain, and Maurice Tempelsman is holding her umbrella. We want that man. We want the man to be the concierge and the masseur and the travel booker.

Malala Yousafzai

I have learned so much from Nelson Mandela, and he has been my leader. He is a perpetual inspiration for me and millions of others around the world.

J. A. Konrath

We all need to focus on our writing. Because the millions of readers out there don't care about your blog.

Andrew Grove

I will take any kind of developments so long as those tens of tens of millions become twice as many.

Larry Altose

We each, in our very small ways multiplied by the millions of us are contributing to the overall pollution of our waters.

Ian Livingstone

We have spent tens of millions of pounds on it and we will spend more tens of millions of pounds.

Peter Kessler

For millions of people, this was their source of food,

Richard Walden

It could be worth tens of millions of dollars.

Peter Ashkenaz

With millions of people in the program, you are going to see all sorts of different scenarios. This (situation) is unfortunate.

Larry Sabato

He could have made millions in the private sector.

Pieter Mulder

We are now paying the price. This should not be seen as a racial argument, but as a simple truth of management.

Joel C. Rosenberg

We are, in many respects, in a moral and spiritual free-fall in our country, and we are paying a terrible price.

Guy Pearce

On stage, you've got dialogue you've learned. You've got a paying audience. It couldn't be better, you know?

Verlene Powell

One of the big things that Boise seemed to have a problem with at this school. Was that we were paying to teach all these teachers, but they were going to other states because of better pay and what not.

Tom Ahola

We took a piece of property that was getting $800 a year in (real estate) taxes. Now we're paying $17,000 a year. We think it's ridiculous, but what are you going to do?

Tom Smith

If this is what we are paying $192 a year for, then we just got taken for another ride.

John Curry

We are getting ripped off. We are not getting what we are paying for.

Kevin McHale

People aren't paying to see the Kevin McHale show, they're paying to see the cast of 'Glee.'

Sean Quinn

I'm a hard-nosed businessman, that if a company is paying its way, increasing profits for thirty-odd consecutive years, you don't put it into receivership.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

No one is ever satisfied where he is.

William Brown

We have a lot of work to do. We're not satisfied with getting there.

Beth Clark

We can't just be satisfied with being down there this year. We want to make some noise.

Dom Capers

We aren't satisfied with where we are and we'll do whatever it takes to get to where we want to go.

Kareem Carter

I won't be satisfied until I get a ring.

Ken Green

I think our team isn't satisfied with a section championship. We don't want our season to end yet.

Willie Randolph

We'll get two out of three and be satisfied with that.

Julius Peppers

Personally, I think I'm doing well. I'm still working on things to get better. I'm not where I want to be. I'll never get where I want to be. But I'm satisfied with where I am so far.

Corey Brewer

We just have to keep winning now. At the end of the season, that's when we can tell you how satisfied we are.

Dan Donegan

I think part of it is a tribute to Dimebag,

Char Morett

It is a tribute to these girls. They will be the first to say that they couldn't be where they are at without their teammates, though.

Jilly Cooper

Everyone was in stitches at the Queen's speech. It was such a lovely, affectionate tribute

Steve Forbert

He's the most well-known thing about the town, and I wanted to do a tribute to him,

Jamie Dixon

It's a tribute to what we've accomplished here.

Thomas Aquinas

To virginity is awarded the tribute of the highest beauty